The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-05

/ eNNsS - tVohtotspht ehb ahto Sef W.,
the sorrows OF the place, and puts 10
quietly the donations on the table,
that all the family come out on the
front steps as she departs, expecting
that from under her shawl she will
thrust out two wlrSs and 20 right up
toward heaven. from whence she
seems to have come down. o, Chris.
tian young womsni II you would
make yoursoli happy and win the
blessing oil Christ, 90 out among
the desitute. A lol OF bread or q
bundle u socks may make o homely
load to carry, but the angels OF God
will come out 20 watch, and the Lord
Almighty will give His messenger
hosts q charge, saying: "Look after
that woman. Canopy her with your
wings and shelter her from oil harm"
and while you are seated In the house
oil dsstltution and suffering, the little
oDe6 Abound the room will whisper:
who 10 shei Amt she beautiful p
and II you will listen right sharply,
you will hear dripping down through
the lesky roof, and rolling over the
rotten stairs, the angel chant that
shook Be lhlehem-"0lory TO God In
the highest. aud on earth peace, good
we'll TO mem" Can you tell me why
Christian woman, going down
among the baunts OF inIquity on a
Christina errsnd, never meets with
any indlgnityf l stood In the chspsl
OF Helen Chalmers, the daughter OF
the celebrated DR.. Chalmsrs, In the
most abandoned part Of the city Of
Edlnburgh, and j said to her, az l
looked around upon the fearful sur.
rosndings oil that place: "Do you
come here nights TO hold a service ?"
~, yee." rho said. "Oan II be p,ssi.
BILE that you never meet With
IN insnlt while performing this
Christian Grand 7" "Neym.b ahe
said. "never." That Young woman
who has her IA her by her side, walk.
Ing down the street, an armed police
n each corner. Ia not 90 well defended
M that Christian womap WAC goes
forth on gotpel work into tho haunts
oil in:qui,y, carrying the Bibles a1d
bread. 0od, with ths right arm OF
His wrath omnipoten', would tear 10
pieces any one who should Offer indiz.
nifty. lie would smite him with light.
niDgs, aud drown him with foods.
and AVALON him with eartbq uakte.
and damn him with eternal indisna.
tons. Some one taid: 81 ditlike very
msoh 10 see that Christian woman
teaching those bad boys In the mis-.
aiau aShanl 4 49, .T..ll A. - -.
instruct them" 49," said another
mao, 81 am afraid, too" Said the
fret: IL am afraid they will use vile
language before they leave the place."
AL" taid the otner man, 81 am not
afraid OF that. What I am AFRAID Of is,
thai u any Of those boys should use a
bad word in that lady's presence, the
other boys would tear him 10 pieces
and kih him on the spot" That
woman Ia the best sheltered tina, Ia
sheltered by the Lord God Almighty,
and you need never lear going any.
where where God tells you to 20.
Itseems a. II the Lord had ordsInei
woman for an especial work In the
,o,isitaion Of charities. Backed up
BY barrels In which there 10 no fl,uf,
md by stoves In which there is no
Ire. and BY war9rsbes In which there
lre no clothes, q tonAn Is irreslstible; |
pasine on bar grand, God says 10
her: "You 20 inlo the h.nk, or store,
y shop. and ga me money" she
,ocs In aud roIs L. The maa is hard
listed, bat the gets II. She could not
help bat get H. 1. 10 decreed from
shel hhould get H. No
reed OF your turning your brck and
prete iding you don't hear; you do
near. There 10 no need OF your say.
ng you are begged TO death. There
9 no need OF yonr Wasting your time
md ron might as we'll submit Asst as
AT. You had better right away take
Town you cheek book. mark the nun.
Der Of the check. al up the blank,
dan your name, and hand II 10 her.
There In no need of wasting tune.
Those poor children on the back
street have been hungry long enough.
fhat hok man must have CONS fafins.
That consumpllye must have some
thins 10 case his cough. meet this
q reliet society coming out
II ths stop Of such q hArdHs,ed man,
ard l says "Did you get the money 7"
10 eourte." abe saye, II got the mon
ey; that's what | went for. The Lord
told mo 10 70 Ia and get n, aud lie
never sends me on q fools Grand"
Again. have 70 tell you that Il IL
. womsn's specific right 10 comfort
undu the slres q dire dieaster. sbo
Is called The weaker veasel; but all
ptoians. a. well a. sacred history, at.
teais that whea the crisis comes che ls
better prepared thar man 10 meet tho
emergency. How often you have
seen q woman who seemed 10 be q
disciple 81 iiyoli,y and indolence,
Who, under tho stroke Of calamity,
changed 70 q heroine. Oh, what q
great mistake those business men
make who never tell their business
troubles 10 their wlveei There CONES
some great losa 10 their stores, OF Boms
oftheiT companions In business play
them q cad trick, and they carry the
burden all aloua. lie Ia asked in the
household again and again: VIVA,
~ tht uiAtttfl Out nc ucHcNtu "
SOFT OF Christian duty 10 keep al that
touble within his Own soul. Oh, sir.
your 6rti duty was 10 tell your wife
all alb nj H. She perhsps might not
have dsenlangled your hnanoes, or
eEteaded our credit, but she would
have helped you 10 bear misfortune.
You have no right 10 carry on one
ehonldeS tina. which 10 intended for
two. There are business men here who
know what | mean. There came q
crisis In yonr aaalrs. You struggled
bravsly and long. but alter awhile
there came q day when you said
" Hero | stall have 10 STOP" and you
called In yoir partners, and you called
Ia the mot prominent mon In your
employ, end You said; "We have got
% stop" You left the store sudden.
~ You could hardly make up your
mind b. pas through the street and
over On the lpityboat You felt Every.
hrdy would be looking At you, and
blaming YOU, ard denouncing you.
You hisionet home. You told your
vile all ahout tho aaAlr. What did
she ssyr Did she play the butte nyf
Did IA ialk ablut the silks, and the
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